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The first fruits of these collaborations will be seen at ProLight&Sound in Frankfurt, where the Performer Fly System, a modular fly system, built in a H40V truss, approved at SIL 3 levels will be shown alongside a new winch for stage and theatre use.

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"We encourage everyone to stop by and check it out," said Lisa Jebsen, marketing assistant for Tomcat USA. "We see this as another great opportunity to interact with industry professionals and show off our work. In the near future, we plan to offer special giveaways to our 'fans.'"

(Jim Evans)

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The charity dinner, held annually to raise funds for children suffering from cancer and HIV, was attended by many distinguished local guests. The highlight of the evening was a performance by Singapore's premier large-scale jazz ensemble, the 16-piece Thomson Big Band. iLive-T managed audio requirements for the evening, which included the band and several speeches by presenters and guests.

The Production People's Sheldon Gooi was very pleased with his recent purchase and impressed by how easy the system is to set up with just one Cat 5 cable in pla

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"We've always got on really well with both our point source Venue units and the fixed curvature VRX line array, which for its size and weight performs tremendously," says Downer. "But as a company, we were being asked to tender on bigger events, which clearly required a more appropriate solution."

He continues: "We considered several other options, but as most of our existing fleet is JBL, it made very practical sense to choose a product which we could easily integrate with our older stock. We're really comfortable with the product, It's very plea

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The new website boasts an enhanced layout both from an aesthetic and from a practical point of view, in order to simplify navigation and search experience. The current logo uses a new font for the first time since the creation of the brand.

By means of drop-down menus, users can access all kinds of information about the company, navigate through the different product categories, and learn about the brand's latest developments, facilities, corporate events, seminars.

More importantly, the website now offers users a series of new services through a Support tab, giving them access to an industry glossary, obsolete products, technical datasheets, and spare parts.

(Jim Evans)

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In addition to the main grandMA at the FOH lighting position, grandMA programmer/operator Patrick Rakus had a laptop running grandMA onPC software and a 12-channel DMX desk that was triggering one page on the grandMA, giving an additional twelve faders for TV and band key lighting.

Werner Kokott, CEO of Five K Lighting & Video Design, who supplied lighting equipment for the Session, said: "Most Lighting Designers - including Günter Jäckle, Billy Bigliardi, Geoff Hall and Marco Zepeda - were happy to use the grandMA for their

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The recent purchase of a Panasonic AVS-400 multi-format live vision mixer, Christie S+20K Roadster projector, Barco DCS 200 dual channel seamless switcher and additional Grass Valley Turbo iDDR digital media recorder/players has reinforced the company's commitment to quality.

"High definition is becoming more and more of a client requirement and so we have to ensure that we can deliver it whenever requested," says PSP's David Woodcock.

"The AVS-400 and DCS-200 are both tremendously versatile. With great input and output flexibility for all formats, they provide the ultimate in vision mixing and switching capabilities and are also remarkably cost effective.

"We aim to deliver the ultimate in visual quality an

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After the success of last year's Ableton Live tour, Ableton and Novation have teamed up again to showcase Live 8 at select venues. With a new schedule of demonstrations and workshops, the organisers say there will be something for everyone - from beginners taking their first steps to seasoned power-users wanting to check out the new features. This time the focus will be on Scotland and the North of England.

An Ableton specialist will be on hand to introduce the software to those who haven't yet seen Live in action. The workshops will also give existing Live users a chance to explore some of its more advanced features and participate in question and answer sessions.

There will also be various Ableton goodies to give away,

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Dealers and end users are provided with easy access to a dedicated online portal for the latest Chroma-Q product news, user applications, support and reseller information.

The site includes product information, extensive application case studies and testimonials from a diverse range of clients including lighting designers, technicians, venues, rental and production companies, plus access to full 360° product views, high resolution colour photos, brochures, detailed technical specification sheets, manuals and exploded diagrams.

(Jim Evans)

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Those interested in supporting this venture and in exploiting the potential it represents should contact Laurie Giraudeau or Ben Brooks to discuss their detailed requirements or to explore the options and alternatives.

Litestructures exhibition will be based around well lit spaces for exhibitors created from Litestructures trussing and staging products, giving an attractive display for all participants. The maximum booth size will be 4m2 per exhibitor.

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Two grandMA full-size, one as a back-up, and six MA NSPs, (Network Signal Processor) including two spares, form the heart of the lighting control for a rig that comprises 80 Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300s, 64 Vari*Lite VL 3000 spots, eight VL3500 washes as well as Coemar, Syncrolite and Martin fixtures. In total, the lighting consumes 16 DMX universes.

Lighting designer Baz Halpin explains his design, "The show is a recap of the last 50 years of the career of one of the most stunning female artists in history. We tried to create a system that was versatile enough to cope with not only the stylistic changes

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The Centre was originally opened in June 2004 to promote comprehensive culture and art within the community. It was equipped with a variety of facilities such as a 530-seat performance hall, exhibition room, cultural lecture room and library; and it is in the performance hall that the WideLine-10, with its 140° horizontal dispersion characteristic, has been specified.

With responsibility for staging a variety of cultural and community events - including classical and concert performance - the Centre had insisted on top quali

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Lindsay-Johnson was formerly managing director of Harman Pro UK. He commented on his appointment, "Studiomaster has a substantial pro-audio heritage, stretching back to the mid 1970s, and is a well-respected name worldwide. My appointment coincides with the brand's re-launch, and I couldn't be joining the company at a more dynamic time in its history.

"Studiomaster has been re-organised, new products have been designed, and it's on track to

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It was 1979 when the first Trace Elliot amplifiers became available and these quickly revolutionised the way the industry perceived bass amplification. Coincidentally it is also 20 years since this was repeated for acoustic players with the launch of Trace Acoustic in 1989.

With both ranges again generating much interest, these milestones are being celebrated with the imminent release of an entertaining and insightful video. This refers to the continuity of the origin of the brand's design and also reveals some of the reasons that make these brands different.

The five and a half minute video will be officially released on the first day of the 2009 Frankfurt Musikmesse, 1 Aprilt, and will be freely available in

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Dynalite's involvement in these hotel installations will span from the design phase through to commissioning. In each case, the company will supply an automated lighting solution comprising a range of Dynalite controllers, wall panels, touch-screens, interfaces, sensors, and software.

At the heart of the Dynalite systems are the modular DIN rail-mountable DDMC802 multipurpose controllers. These support large quantities of small loads in hotel and high-density re

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During his presentation entitled, Transforming One of the Seven Wonders of the World - Live at the Pyramids, Larivée will discuss the need to push the boundaries of lighting and audio visual technologies for events. Using his own creative work as an example, specifically he will examine future trends and review the latest technology available.

"Larivée has earned a solid reputation for his multi-dimensional artistic approach and global vision of a show," said Alex Heuff, exhibition director, PALME.

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Six years on and the MAC 250 Krypton is still going strong, says the company, having been specified on a huge variety of clubs, special events, television shows, restaurants, houses of worship, cruise ships, and more.

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"Whether the Commission's new 'White Spaces' rules successfully protect incumbent operations, including particularly wireless microphone operations, in this challenging spectrum environment is a matter determined by the specific details of the FCC's rules. It is imperative that these rules provide sufficient protection when actually implemented in real world environments," said Mark Brunner, senior director of industry and public relations for Shure. "It is critical that the FCC's technical and operational rules -- including pre-certification testing rules -- 'get it right' before mass produced equipment is pushed into the market."

Toward that end, Shure urged in its filing that the Commission impose

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In addition to product training sessions, the Swansea event was the first opportunity for RSS dealers to see the new M-48 Live Personal Mixer in action. Launching at the ProLight+Sound show tomoorow, this innovative monitoring solution offers the performing musician control over 40 audio sources that can be easily managed in 16 assignable stereo groups.

"The M-48 is the logical progression for the current suite of RSS stage sound control and mixing products," explains Peter Heath, general manager of RSS, "and this was a great chance to show our UK dealers the detail of the product as well as how it integrates into t

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Performance equipment includes music stands, orchestral chairs, staging, choral risers, conductor's equipment and music folders. Theatre products embrace tiered audience seating, pit filler staging, make-up stations, costume racks and stage boxes.

Black Cat will also be promoting its position as the Master Distributor for Wenger Corporation in Europe and Russia. Wenger are recognised as a leader in fully-guaranteed staging and music performance equipment and Black Cat Music has also been the UK & Ireland representative for Wenger's extensive range for more than 20 years. Thanks to success in these markets the decision was taken to expand the organisation